Subtle bifurcation in the vibration of a system with an interface nonlinearity

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 393-400

  Brandon, J A ^a   Benoit, E ^a   Jezequel, L ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OSCILLATIONS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

INTERFACE NONLINEARITY;

CHAOS THEORY;

EID: 0032025528     PISSN: 09600779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0779(97)00122-7     Document Type: Article

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